Cingular Customers Use 500 Billion Minutes of Wireless Airtime in 2006

7:15 am on December 31, 2006 | Category: Telecom Services, Wireless, Cell Phones

America's leading cell phone carrier, Cingular Wireless, claims to have carried over 500 billion minutes of network usage in 2006, reporting a noticeable increase in minutes per subscriber.

Online Cell Phone Sales Triple in One Year

6:45 am on December 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, Cell Phones

A significant percentage of new cell phones purchased this holiday season were bought online, according to a recent market research survey, and the trend towards online buying is expected to expand in the new year and beyond.

FCC Votes to Approve AT&T-BellSouth Merger

7:55 am on December 30, 2006 | Category: Business, Corporate, Regulation

AT&T and BellSouth have finally broken the FCC's regulatory deadlock over their upcoming merger, by making a number of key concessions, including a pledge to maintain the principle of net neutrality.

UpSnap Launches Mobile Sports Broadcasting Service

6:55 am on December 30, 2006 | Category: Telecom Services, Wireless

Mobile audio and search provider, UpSnap Inc., announced earlier this month that it is partnering with Sporting News Radio to provide on-demand sports broadcasts to mobile phone users.

AT&T Seeks Compromise with Regulators on BellSouth Merger

7:55 am on December 29, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Regulation

U.S. telecom giants, AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., have offered to make a number of new concessions if FCC regulators vote to approve their $84 billion merger agreement.

Verizon Wireless to Place Advertising on Mobile Websites

7:05 am on December 29, 2006 | Category: Web Services, Telecom Services, Wireless

One of America’s most advertised companies, Verizon Wireless, has recently announced plans to begin selling ad space on several of its mobile internet websites.

Motorola Predicts WiMAX Success in 2007

6:30 am on December 29, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, WiMAX

As 2006 comes to a close, Motorola is predicting a major breakthrough for the WiMAX mobile broadband standard in the year to come, with the technology reaching new levels of commercialization.

AT&T Brings U-verse Television Service to Connecticut

6:00 am on December 29, 2006 | Category: Telecom Services, Television

America's largest telecom carrier, AT&T Inc., has rolled out its fiber-optic IPTV service, U-verse, in Connecticut for the first time. The markets covered by U-verse include parts of Hartford, Stamford, New Haven, and several surrounding communities.

Sony Ericsson Expected to Enter South Korean Handset Market

6:50 am on December 28, 2006 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, Cell Phones

The world’s fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer, Sony Ericsson, intends to enter the highly competitive Korean handset market in late 2007, according the Asian country’s leading wireless carrier.

DSL Maintains Strong Position as World’s Leading Broadband Technology

6:15 am on December 28, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Internet

The worldwide number of DSL users increased to more than 173 million by the end of September, comprising 65.6% of all broadband subscribers, according to new data published by Point Topic and the DSL Forum.

Samsung Develops 1GB Mobile DRAM Chip

5:55 am on December 28, 2006 | Category: Wireless Technology, Mobile Devices

South Korean electronics manufacturer, Samsung, has developed a new 1GB Mobile DRAM chip, which it claims is the first to use 80-nanometer process technology.

Verizon Wireless Expected to Launch Samsung i760 in Q2-2007

7:00 am on December 27, 2006 | Category: Business, Mobile Devices, Wireless

As Cingular achieves runaway success selling the new BlackJack email device, its leading competitor Verizon Wireless is determined not to be left out in the cold, and is reportedly planning to launch its own Samsung smartphone in the new year.

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